Measuring-container for sugar.



B. L. WILLIAMS. MEASURING CONTAINER FOR SUGAR. APPLICATION PIILED NOV. 8, 1913.

1, 1 10,365, Patented Sept. 15, 1914.

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BRADFORD L. WILLIAMS, 0E CAMDEN, NEW JERSEY.

MEASURING- CONTAINER FOR SUGAR.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed November 8, 1913. Serial No 799,867.

To all ulmm it'nuq concern:

ie it known that I, Biuorono L; Wu,- \.\|s, a citizen of-the United States residing at. Camden, in the county of Camden aild State of New Jersey, have invented a new and Improved ll-[easuring Container-i Jug for Sugar or like Materials, of which. the following is a specification.

My invention has relation to a definite measuring container for sugar or like materials arranged in the spout of the container and in which the removable cap of the con taincr forms the hinge for thedefinite measuring, device of the spout of said container; and'in such. connection my present invention relates to the particular arrangement of the saiddevice and the hinge'connection established hy the cap of the container operating inthe' manner hereinafter explained for the defined purpose.

The nature and scope'of my present invention \i ill he more fullyunderstood from the following description taken in conncc tionwith the accompanying drawings formin part hereof, in vvhich- Figured, is a vertical central sectional- \-'iew through the container jtig, showing the spout thereof provided with a definite measuring device hinged to the jug'by the re movable cap of the same, embracing the essential main features of my said invention. Fig. '2, is a top for plan view thereof; and Fig. 3, is a perspective vjew enlarged of the measuring device reino'vcd from the spout of. the container jug, to show the detail an rc ingcnicnt thereof. 7

Referring to the drawing, a, is the con-' tainei' jug f r containing sugar or like materials with a spout (1, projecting therefrom v and interiorlv directly connected with thc main body of the jug by an opening (1, as

is the removable cap of the jug. IS the measin mg'devlcc having a rim r fling;- (1. which when in position in the spout contacts with the neck of the container jug so as to enable the rim of the cap 0, to engage and form the hinged connection of the said device with the in".

c, is a catch formed integral with the said device to be engaged by the tin-get when the said device is in positionin the mouth of the spout b, for elevating thesaid device; and (F, is a projection formed integral with the body (F, of said device d, in position in. the said spout, for separating a definiteqnantity of the contents of the ug, when tilted, so that when the catch 'c isdrawn backward,

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the said collected definitequantity of. the: 9

contents can be readily-discharged into a suitable receptacle for use, as will be appar cut from Fig. 1, of the drawing v llaving thus describedethe nature and objects of my invention, what I claim as new' and desire to sccure'by Letters Patent 'isz A c ntainer jug having aremovable cap and a spout in combinatiod with a'measuriug device seated within the mouth of said spout said cap forming the hingd'cOnnection of said jug with said device, which latter' is provided with a catch and with a projection, said projection adapted to separate a definite quantity of material in the said spout in the tilting of said jug,'substant-ially as and for the purposes described.

In witness whereof, I have hereunto'set my signaturefin the presence of the two subscribing witnesses.

BRA DFORD L. \VILLIAMS.

Witnesses [ll-1m! Hour. THOMAS M. SMITH, 

